Mather
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Yeah it's too bad they retired, but these things are very solidly built so I don't anticipate needing to replace any of them for a long long time.
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kvetcha
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I’ve just run the SAE so far, though I do have one (intact) extra tonearm, so I’m tempted to get an affordable MM cart to keep around as an alternative.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
oops someone on eBay is selling Goldring E3s for $139.99.
Angsty
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The WBC directional cables (quad star wiring) have high capacitance and it may impact the FR of a MM cartridge if it gets over 150 pF. Each cartridge has a preferred capacitance range. MC carts generally don’t care.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
That's good to know. The WBC is a 1.5 footer so if I'm estimating by adding conductor and shielding capacitance that's about 72pF. Unclear whether the capacitance of the wiring on the other side of the SUT matters at all (I am not smart enough to be an electrical engineer), but that stuff is hardwired into the Denon so it would be an academic concern at best.
MikeH
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Link? Assuming that’s a good deal and decent cart?
Edit: seeing same price on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/GL0058-goldr...pcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A2XGE4CX5AV74X
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
@AnthonyI seemed to like his Goldring very much. It's normally $189.99 retail. Bonded hyper-elliptical stylus, aluminum cantilever. At $139.00 it seemed worth a flyer. And it has swappable styli!
There's also a seller in Cyprus selling it for $120, but I figured I'd keep it domestic.
MikeH
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Thanks! Forgot I actually still have a spare SAE! So don’t need another cart.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
Yeah, this is the problem with my having spare tonearms just sitting around.
AnthonyI
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I still think this is one of the nicest '"full bodied" carts with exceptional detail out there. As always, boils down to personal preferences, if your looking for a more analytical sound, this isn't for you
I kind of want to give the new E4 a try.
dansomeone
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When the curtain falls on my E3, I will be ordering an E4 stylus from Juno UKI still think this is one of the nicest '"full bodied" carts with exceptional detail out there. As always, boils down to personal preferences, if your looking for a more analytical sound, this isn't for you
I kind of want to give the new E4 a try.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
Nude is definitely preferable to bonded.
Also, just for fun: the Goldring E series is manufactured by Audio Technica and is essentially a revoiced AT95 (or perhaps VM95) generator. People have discovered that VM95 styli actually fit the body, and you can make a frankencartridge by mounting a VMN95 stylus to a Goldring E body.
COULD BE FUN
Angsty
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It seems there are few manufacturers now with OEM MM design and assembly capabilities. Who else is there apart from AT, Ortofon and Excel? Shure left the market a few years ago; Grado and Nagaoka make MI carts.
SnowmaNick
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Ok, who’s in front of me to buy the Feickert Blackbird at Echo? I debated for too long.
SnowmaNick
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It’s an older model from their previous distributor, for $3,200, with an arm.
But, to answer your question:
ngower
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I suppose we can settle for $3200